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welcome to "world news." tonight, the blistering heat. triple digit temperatures across this country tonight. in some parts now the longest streak in history. roads and railways buckling, trains derailing. tonight possibly the youngest victim yet. and forecast, why a cold front clash could bring more danger before it brings relief. laser danger. the new cases, two different cockpits blinded from a laser on the ground. our correspondent on the case. what a $50 laser can do to a pilot from a quarter mile away. the longtime hollywood misery deepens. the one word that changed tonight, bringing new question, what happened to actress natalie wood. and crowning moment, the triumphant comeback after a moment in the hospital room, serena williams thought she would never return to tennis. hannah storm with that and the other fever spreading that we didn't see today.
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good evening. great to have you here. we begin this saturday night with new records in what has become an historic heat wave. triple digit heat again tonight across this country, now warning that the cold front bringing relief in many parts, could bring a dangerous clash first. look at this reservoir in indiana tonight. bone dry, nothing but the dock in the middle of nowhere. the reservoir losing a foot a day all this week. so many first responders going above and beyond. this volunteer firefighter in illinois, cooling himself sprayed with water before going back into a house fire. look at the map when you combine temperatures with humidity. you get the feel-like map, the heat index, so many of us tonight well above 100. abc's extreme weather team beginning with david kerley at the nation's capital where it is the hottest it's ever been on this day. >> reporter: good evening, david. here in washington, the record today, broken.
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and we are not alone. almost half the country, the mercury rising to levels not seen in years. it was down right miserable in st. louis, a new record. are you ready for this? 107 degrees. police and medical officials investigating the death of an 8-year-old girl whose family believes she died because of the heat. look at the map tonight. already more than a dozen new records. >> i'm sweating bullets and trying to drink a lot of water. >> reporter: 115 million people sweating bullets in 22 states. >> kind of unbearable. >> reporter: and it's not just people. you've seen the video of the suv launching on one the many buckled roads. outside of washington, a metro train evacuated after it derailed because of the heat. it's called heat kink. rail lines expand. this chicago a train derailed crashed on to a car, killing two people. the steel rails actually expand when it gets over 90 degree. and some spots have had 10 days of those temperatures. >> the rail moves a couple inch off track.
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if you're going at any speed. you're going to jump the rail. >> reporter: behind the heat, thunderstorms, we saw what they did in indianapolis. and alabama last night where a high school roof was ripped off. a lot like that storm a week ago that left jean without power for seven days. yesterday she showed her darkened basement where she tried to stay cool. >> it's been frustrating. >> reporter: finally, for jean, the power is back with the quenching coolness of air conditioning. >> from 92 degrees in here to nice cool 72. great. >> reporter: good news, the power is back on. but tonight a warning from utilities to conserve electricity and water, with the worry that these high temperatures can strain the system. david. david kerley leading us off. and we see the people at the fountain behind him. they're going to be there tomorrow. you say 24 hours more of this? >> yes. the hours are what counts. look at the numbers today.
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starts and feels like the 80s, 90s and will go right into the 100s. memphis, st. louis. then the relief begins. there is the cold front, not as hot. cold front average, all those key words for us. st. louis, a chilly, relatively 88. >> at that front moves in, you could see it in places like allentown and other places? >> yes, that cold front is going to slip through parts of pennsylvania, new jersey and it will slip south for d.c., cincinnati and even raleigh in the hot zone tomorrow. >> ginger zee tracking it all. we'll watch your forecast first thing in the morning on "gma." we turn to the followout of the jobs number. we're getting a clearer picture who got the new jobs and a portrait of the changing work week. the number of hours increasing. bianna is standing by with who got hired. but first the look at the numbers themselves. >> reporter: we learned 80,000
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jobs were added, low expectations for the third straight month. look at the beginning of the year, you can see how much the engine creating jobs slowed down. we averaged 226,000 jobs in the first three months but look at the last three months, averaging about 75,000 american jobs a month. >> so i want to bring back in bianna golodryga again here with us this evening. first off you said you found something very telling digging through the numbers, about who it was who got those new jobs. >> that's right. of the 80,000 added last month. 25,000 were temporary workers. that's the biggest increase in temp workers we've seen since february. on one hand it's very telling, because it's a precursor and very telling, but in this case, a lot of economists saying while the work is there, they're worried about the future. a lot of ceos are still uncertain about what will come. >> we're stale waiting for full-time jobs to catch up with the hiring. you also look at the average work week, you saw numbers changing there. >> some bright spots but the average work week increased by 6 minutes. to 34 1/2 hours. we're slowly increased up to a
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40-hour work week. and pay increased a little too. still not where we want to be but things moving slightly in the right direction. >> they're still concerned about gridlock in washington? >> that's right. we have a fiscal clip approaching and the election and what's going on in europe, the debt crisis not resolved any time soon. >> bianna, golodryga, thanks very much. new hopes in california where lawmakers green lighted a high-speed rail line that they say will be a giant job create efrmt. the vote allow force federal funding. eventually they say the train will run from los angeles to san francisco. making the trip at 2 hours and 40 minutes at speeds up to 220 miles an hour. in the meantime in the sky, two cases troubling authorities. the fbi is investigating who was behind lasers pointed at jets landing in san francisco, temporarily blinding the pilot. here, now, lisa stark. >> reporter: they are distracting and dangerous. here a laser was pointed right at the police helicopter. >> got him.
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>> reporter: in that convenient incident in san francisco, two commercial pilots coming in to land had lasers aimed at them. in may, two flights landing in salt lake city that were targeted. >> we had a laser strike. lasers can really blind pilots. >> maybe you're not expecting it? >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: that's a simulation, but laser expert showed us the real thing. at an airport outside washington, d.c., we pointed a simple $50 laser at a small plane a quarter mile away. this was the cockpit windshield. >> that's when the beam looks brightest, when it's coming at you. >> reporter: last year there were 3,592 reported incidents, up 27% from the year before. >> people have had lasers shined at them as they're trying to land these commercial planes? >> absolutely. every single day, there's somebody in the u.s. who gets a
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laser shined on them. >> reporter: some of those aiming at small planes and commercial jets are trying to do harm. others think it's just a joke. those convicted could face fines of $11,000 for each incident and criminal penalties of $250,000. and five years in jail. despite that, it's a growing problem that shows no signs of burning out. lisa stark, abc news, leesburgh, virginia. >> lisa our thanks to you tonight. we turn overseas and to london where there's another terror arrest. this the most troubling. the latest arrest at olympic park where a 24-year-old man said to be an al qaeda militant was detained after crossing into the park five times. authorities have been tracking this man from some time and were suspicious of his latest moves. in libya, an historic election. voters are going to elect a parliament for the first time in nearly 50 years. it's the first election since moammar gadhafi was ousted last october. and now to afghanistan
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tonight where there was a major development from secretary of state hillary clinton. it's how she labeled that country, calling afghanistan a major non-nato ally. carefully chosen words meaning afghanistan will have access to american military training and supplies, even after american troops leave. it comes just days after our team captured proof that the afghan troops still desperately need american help. we have more on the taliban and the americans that helped those afghan troops get out alive. an abc news exclusive. >> reporter: we set out with the afghan army and their american trainers, the mission to reclaim the valley from the taliban. the afghans are in charge. the americans along just to offer support and advice, not to fight. but it didn't take long for the fight to find us. >> we believe we may have walked into a bit of an ambush. possibly now, we're caught if the crossfire. we can hear the gunshots coming from up on that ridge. what you hear -- that's the afghan army. they are leading this fight and
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they are the ones returning the fire. >> reporter: as the cross fire gets worse. casualties mount and tempers flair. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: american soldiers have to get involved. >> there's got to be somebody right up there. >> reporter: it was powerful evidence how the afghans still need their american partners. not to succeed but simply survive. this is why hillary clinton promised u.s. support for afghanistan even after u.s. combat troops pull out in 2014. afghanistan will have access to american military equipment and training. >> we're not imagining abandoning afghanistan, quite the opposite. we're building a partnership with afghanistan that will endure far into the future. >> reporter: it's a partnership that will be put to the test. as we witnessed back on mission in the valley. they took an air strike from the u.s. fighter jet to bail the afghans out. a temporary victory that shows there's still a long way to go. >> that's the name of the game. that's what you got to be.
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back in this country tonight, where we are learning more in the tragic case of mary kennedy, the estranged wife of rfk jr., who took her own life. tanya rivero on what was found in her system and the new questions because of it. >> reporter: the final autopsy report revealed mary richardson kennedy, estranged wife of robert kennedy jr., had three antidepressants in her system, but no alcohol when she tragically hanged herself in the family's westchester, new york home in may. >> you rarely see all three medications combined. >> what affect does this have? >> you have a serotonin syndrome. which can cause hallucinations, delirium and mental status change, making somebody agitated and at risk for suicidal behavior. >> reporter: mary kennedy's divorce was pending at the time of her death. she feared losing her kids. she had problems with money and alcohol, her family blaming robert for her struggles. they unsuccessfully fought him
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for custody of her body. it was her sister-in-law who spoke publicly of mary's depression. >> she fought that battle throughout her life. and in the end, the demons won. >> reporter: is there a larger lesson in this tragedy? according to the latest government study, 1 in 10 americans take antidepressants, but for women, that number spikes, about 1 in 4 women, ages 40 to 59 report taking them. >> do not mix our own medication. it is okay to take antidepressants in combination, but it should be under strict guidance and supervision. >> tanya rivero, abc news new york. >> tanya rivero on a very sad case. tanya, thank you. we do move on this evening to an incredible comeback. serena williams winning her fifth wimbledon. this was an extraordinary road back. serena williams crowned the woman's champion. collapsing on the court at wimbledon. a huge smile from her moments later. and look at this. getting up, climbing into the
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players' box, to hug her father, richard, her sister, venus. the rest of her family and team. comes after a two-year grand slam drought where she had many challenges, including illness. i want to bring in espn anchor hannah storm courtside tonight. hannah, i know you were right there as serena spoke of her victory and her family that got her through all of this. let's listen. >> i almost didn't make it a few years ago. i was in the hospital. now i'm here again. this is so worth it, you know, and i'm so happy. thank you guys in the box, daddy and mom, sasha, ester. everybody over there. thank you, thank you, thank you. >> and waste watching it this morning. clearly you had better seats. what was it like to witness the incredible comeback first hand? >> reporter: so much emotion at the all england club. >> you saw serena look to the stands. they were with her in the hospital when she had a pulmonary embolism.
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she thought she was going to die. she thought she would never play tennis again. her sister found her during the rain delay, david. this is what you didn't see. she went to her in the champions locker room and she told her, have faith, stay calm, remember you have that serve and serena said during the course of that match as it got tougher and tougher, she was thinking of her sister's words. a real triumph for the williams' family, those sisters now each have five wimbledon titles. great comeback story. >> really is incredible. advice from venus even in the end. the women's side now decided, but on the her hand, murray mania is everywhere. you can't get away from this. >> reporter: you see the headlines? they're everywhere. andy murray is the man of the hour. and he has been for years. it's been 76 years since a british man by the name of fred perry won lehr at wimbledon. thousands are cueing up outside the all england club hoping for one of those coveted grounds passes. this country will come to a standstill. the queen felt it necessary to announce she will not be there tomorrow. however, the duchess of cambridge, kate, will be,
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although the king of wimbledon will be there too, the six-time champ roger federer. it will be tough going for andy murray. it's incredible. and, david, if you have $23,000, i could probably get you a ticket on centre court. >> i wish. i think it's a little late for that. hannah storm, thanks so much to you. we're also excited about serena and venus winning in doubles a short time ago. a recap of the men's final tomorrow, andy murray/roger federer right here on abc. and coming up. a change in the story about natalie wood. why it's opening up all of these questions all these years later. throughout our entire lives. ♪ one a day women's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin
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>> reporter: dennis said wood and her husband, actor robert wagner were fighting on the boat that night. dave earn said wagner reinfusioned to let him turn on the search lights to look for wood after realizing she was missing. wagner always maintained the wife's death was an accident. telling diane sawyer in 2008, he thinks she fell. >> what we think she went outside and slipped on the swim step and hit her head. >> reporter: the autopsy also found bruising on her arms and legs which fueled thoughts of foul play. but earlier this year, investigators found no new evidence to support that. >> i think they're stuck. there doesn't seem to be any smoking gun in this case. >> the l.a. county sheriff's department said this is an active open investigation. but the corner's office still believed wood died but why is not known. >> more than 30 years later, bazi, thanks so much.
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and finally tonight we end this broadcast where we began, the heat. we are all sweating it out. there was one picture that reminded us, we're not the only ones. it was the image from the zoo in omaha nebraska that got us thinking. if you're hot, so are the animals. this bear has just about had it. so many viewers sending us photos today. there's a black lab swimming for the first time ever. nothing like the heat to pe sfekt the paddle and back. this little one, jasmine, not so sure.
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this doberman pinscher, learning to swim. >> you look hot. you look hot. >> reporter: mom to the rescue, making dogs frozen treats. they were gone in the flash. why do we call it the kiddy pool? they've renamed it in this family, even the hose has gone to the dogs. >> charily, where you going with that hose? >> reporter: one dog determined to cool the others off. so many sending us image of image pets trying to stay cool this. this one's pretty happy. how about those golden retrievers on their raft in north carolina, if not in the water, riding on top of it and safari sanctuary, these picture, the alpaca, look right there. two legs in, but enough to cool down. missy the baboon drinking a sports drink and this tiger has the pool all to himself. he's not going anywhere. >> no one daring to take that
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pool away. "good morning america" first thing in the morning and "this week" as well. i'll see you back here tomorrow night. from all of us here, stay cool. see you tomorrow. good night.
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>> alan: warnings after a shark attack off the california coast. >> ama: it happened this morning at pleasure point just off the coast between santa cruz and capitola. lisa amin gulezian is there live with the latest. >> lisa: it was a kayaker who was attacked this morning and he is now resting at home in fremont. the attack itself happened about a mile away in the water just southeast of where i'm standing. >> shark attack. >> capitola police officer spoke with the 52-year-old could i area, moments after the shark encount material. based on the size of the bitemark an

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